According to Kant, we should

a. only perform actions that we can accept everyone else performing too
b. focus on the intrinsic value of our actions when determining what is right and wrong
c. pay close attention to the consequences of our actions when determining what is right and wrong
d. always treat human beings as "ends in themselves" (i.e., never merely as things)


A, B, D

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a. True b. False

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A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Deductive, valid. D) Inductive, cogent. E) Inductive, weak.

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A) ?spirit-person B) ?the eternal Dao C) ?wind-water D) ?the cosmic way

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